Dry Fly Hackle. Whiting 100 packs are made with the highest standards. Only Gold Grade Whiting dry fly saddles are used to make these color and size specific packs. The ultimate in tying convenience with the exact size and color you need. Just as the name suggests, each pack will tie 100 flies! Sorted to tie size #16 flies. About Whiting's Olympic Grading System All Whiting 100 pack feathers come from a GOLD graded saddle. A few key elements determine the value of a pelt between bronze, to silver to gold. Factors such as useable feather length, uniformity of feather length, barb stiffness, size range in the entire pelt, stem condition, feather quantity, consistent coloration, and more are all looked at to determine grade. In all, there are more than 25 elements that are taken into consideration when grading a pelt.
